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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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